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Author: Uditha Devapriya

Political authoritarianism and neoliberal tinkering
Opinion

Political authoritarianism and neoliberal tinkering

Uditha Devapriya April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Leave a Comment on Political authoritarianism and neoliberal tinkering

As the Sri Lankan government imposes austerity, neoliberal commentators demand more of the same.

Revisiting Newton Gunasinghe: A critique of two essays
Opinion

Revisiting Newton Gunasinghe: A critique of two essays

Uditha Devapriya November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Leave a Comment on Revisiting Newton Gunasinghe: A critique of two essays

In the aftermath of the July 1983 riots, Newton Gunasinghe authored two pieces on what happened and what had to…

An alternative to the alternative
Opinion

An alternative to the alternative

Uditha Devapriya September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Leave a Comment on An alternative to the alternative

Advocata Institute asks the Sri Lankan government to go to the IMF and restructure its debt. Here's why that's not…

Who, me, Sinophobic? – Or: Baiting China
Opinion

Who, me, Sinophobic? – Or: Baiting China

Uditha Devapriya June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Leave a Comment on Who, me, Sinophobic? – Or: Baiting China

Our liberals, neoliberals, and left-liberals are worried about sovereignty. Will they heed the call to do what should be done…

Whither the SJB?
Opinion

Whither the SJB?

Uditha Devapriya May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Leave a Comment on Whither the SJB?

The SJB’s response to a democracy deficit should not be adherence to a failed ideology.

Whither Champika?
Opinion

Whither Champika?

Uditha Devapriya May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Leave a Comment on Whither Champika?

What defines Champika Ranakawa, one of the most enigmatic political heavyweights from recent times.

Whither the JVP?
Opinion

Whither the JVP?

Uditha Devapriya May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 1 Comment on Whither the JVP?

Given its tilt to a left-liberal caucus, the JVP runs the risk of losing its working class roots.

In-dependence Day
Opinion

In-dependence Day

Uditha Devapriya February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Leave a Comment on In-dependence Day

While mainstream historians have written of how the leaders of 1948 oversaw a transition in the country's history from colonial…

The liberal interventionist quagmire
Opinion

The liberal interventionist quagmire

Uditha Devapriya January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Leave a Comment on The liberal interventionist quagmire

Humanitarian intervention, far from being “devoid of raw national interest” as its proponents and even opponents have conjectured, has actually…

Champika’s conundrum
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Champika’s conundrum

Uditha Devapriya January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Leave a Comment on Champika’s conundrum

Champika Ranawaka seems to have “neo-conned” Sinhala Buddhist nationalists without abandoning the Sinhala Buddhist nationalist ship.

The case for positive rights
Opinion

The case for positive rights

Uditha Devapriya January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Leave a Comment on The case for positive rights

When it comes to countries like ours, the debate over whether positive rights should be made justiciable must not start…

No, Ranjan Ramanayake is not a hero
Opinion

No, Ranjan Ramanayake is not a hero

Uditha Devapriya January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 Leave a Comment on No, Ranjan Ramanayake is not a hero

Ranjan Ramanayake appeals to the social media pro-democracy middle-class crowd because he has gone through the easy way of critiquing…

Uncorking the Sinhala genie
Opinion

Uncorking the Sinhala genie

Uditha Devapriya December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 Leave a Comment on Uncorking the Sinhala genie

In uncorking the populist genie from the Samagi Jana Balavegaya, Sajith Premadasa seems to have uncorked the Sinhala nationalist genie…

The Opposition’s personality issue
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The Opposition’s personality issue

Uditha Devapriya December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Leave a Comment on The Opposition’s personality issue

To expect anything more from the neoliberal bourgeoisie than opposition to the nationalist bourgeoisie would be to expect wings from…

Some points for Patali
Opinion

Some points for Patali

Uditha Devapriya November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Leave a Comment on Some points for Patali

The Sinhala Buddhist middle class youth of Colombo are as much a bubble as Ranil Wickremesinghe's Kolombian hosanna singers. If…

Sri Lanka, the US, and what the future holds
Opinion

Sri Lanka, the US, and what the future holds

Uditha Devapriya November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Leave a Comment on Sri Lanka, the US, and what the future holds

Contrary to what certain commentators say, Biden-Harris will be completely different foreign policy wise to Trump-Pence.

“Gota Fail!” has failed
Opinion

“Gota Fail!” has failed

Uditha Devapriya November 17, 2020November 18, 2020 Leave a Comment on “Gota Fail!” has failed

The #GotaFail campaign tells us a lot about the failures, not of this regime, but of the regime those promoting…

The classical liberal conundrum
Opinion

The classical liberal conundrum

Uditha Devapriya November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 Leave a Comment on The classical liberal conundrum

Where a government attempts neoliberal shock therapy while bypassing the prerequisites of industrialisation, it will widen inequality, leading to its…

Going Guaidó’s way: Lessons for the Opposition
Opinion

Going Guaidó’s way: Lessons for the Opposition

Uditha Devapriya October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Leave a Comment on Going Guaidó’s way: Lessons for the Opposition

The Opposition must take the Latin American experience to heart: if its support base doesn't go beyond an upper middle…

An alternative reading of the Jathika Chintanaya (Part II)
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An alternative reading of the Jathika Chintanaya (Part II)

Uditha Devapriya October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Leave a Comment on An alternative reading of the Jathika Chintanaya (Part II)

The Jathika Chintanaya has got it more right than most Left outfits and NGOs on the problems ailing our economy.

An alternative reading of the Jathika Chintanaya (Part I)
Opinion

An alternative reading of the Jathika Chintanaya (Part I)

Uditha Devapriya October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Leave a Comment on An alternative reading of the Jathika Chintanaya (Part I)

The rise of the Jathika Chintanaya in the 1980s must be traced to the descent, and the capitulation, of the…

The political economy of “Paangshu”
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The political economy of “Paangshu”

Uditha Devapriya October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Leave a Comment on The political economy of “Paangshu”

Paangshu continues to be reviewed positively by critics who, during the second insurrection, would have called the victims of State-led…

The Sinhala Buddhist peasantry and Sri Lanka’s Estate Tamils (Part II)
Opinion

The Sinhala Buddhist peasantry and Sri Lanka’s Estate Tamils (Part II)

Uditha Devapriya October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Leave a Comment on The Sinhala Buddhist peasantry and Sri Lanka’s Estate Tamils (Part II)

The two most discriminated groups in post-19th century Sri Lanka were not minorities engaged in trade, but rather Kandyan peasants…

The Sinhala Buddhist peasantry and Sri Lanka’s Estate Tamils (Part I)
Opinion

The Sinhala Buddhist peasantry and Sri Lanka’s Estate Tamils (Part I)

Uditha Devapriya October 8, 2020October 7, 2020 Leave a Comment on The Sinhala Buddhist peasantry and Sri Lanka’s Estate Tamils (Part I)

When it comes to the reality of plantation colonialism in countries like ours, certain myths have to be debunked.

The poverty of protest
Opinion

The poverty of protest

Uditha Devapriya September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Leave a Comment on The poverty of protest

In Sri Lanka there is a poverty of protest, and artists and activists who see the root causes of our…

Towards a reformation of NGOs
Opinion

Towards a reformation of NGOs

Uditha Devapriya September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 1 Comment on Towards a reformation of NGOs

For them to reach the people and make an impact, the NGOs of Sri Lanka must move beyond cocktail circuits…

The hydra against the behemoth
Opinion

The hydra against the behemoth

Uditha Devapriya September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Leave a Comment on The hydra against the behemoth

In the ninth parliament of Sri Lanka, the Opposition has become a many-headed hydra fighting a formidable behemoth.

Beyond just ethnicity: further cuts on Wigneswaran’s historiography
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Beyond just ethnicity: further cuts on Wigneswaran’s historiography

Uditha Devapriya September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Leave a Comment on Beyond just ethnicity: further cuts on Wigneswaran’s historiography

Their nationalism, as with their reformism, was limited by their economic interests. “They were men acting in the interests of…

Race, class, and Wigneswaran’s historiography 1
Opinion

Race, class, and Wigneswaran’s historiography 1

Uditha Devapriya September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 Leave a Comment on Race, class, and Wigneswaran’s historiography 1

Unfortunately while many Sinhala scholars are willing to take up cudgels against nationalists spouting historical myths, not many Tamil scholars…

The intellectuals have failed
Opinion

The intellectuals have failed

Uditha Devapriya September 1, 2020August 31, 2020 2 Comments on The intellectuals have failed

The NGOs, the think-tanks, and the columnists, particularly in the English language media, have let the Opposition go scot-free. This…

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